Chapter 188: Roast Duck and Burger (2-in-1 Chapter)
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Li Qi and Ma Qiao stood in front of the door of the Drunken Immortal Residence, looking at Zhao Jingyan's limping back, and sighed in unison.
When Zhao Jingyan was about to leave, Li Qi wanted to hire a carriage for her to take her back, and Zhao Jingyan originally agreed, but the guy in Maqiao suddenly said something, "Those who learn martial arts, what is the little pain?" That Zhao Jingyan was already disgraced by Ma Qiao, this time she said that she couldn't be looked down upon by Ma Qiao anymore, and decisively rejected Li Qi's kindness.
Li Qi is not a martial arts student, and he doesn't understand those things, he just thinks that it is really not cost-effective to let his toes suffer for the sake of a little face.
"Tsk, this Miss Zhao's temperament is really suitable for learning martial arts, although it is still a little worse than my junior sister, but it is indeed a good material, it shouldn't be too self-righteous, it's a pity, it's a pity."
After Zhao Jingyan's back disappeared from their field of vision, Ma Qiao suddenly let out a long sigh.
It's a pity for your sister! When it comes to narcissism, who can compare to you Ma Qiao.
Li Qi glanced at him angrily and said, "You are embarrassed to say that if you hadn't laid such a heavy foot, would people have suffered this crime?" ”
Ma Qiao snorted and said, "I've already explained this reason, and I don't want to explain it anymore." ”
Depend on! Have you figured out who's the boss?
Li Qi glared at Ma Qiao fiercely, but he also knew that it was understandable that a master should always be a little arrogant, so he didn't bother with Ma Qiao, as long as this guy could come out and block the knife for him at the right time. looked at the place where Zhao Jingyan disappeared again, sighed, and then went back to the store.
Every time Zhao Jingyan appears, it always gives Li Qi a strange feeling, it stands to reason that Zhao Jingyan never revealed her true identity to Li Qi, and judging from her conversation, fools know that her identity is not simple. Richie should be very wary of her. But the strange thing is that sometimes Li Qi just can't grasp it, and he has to tell her some truth to feel comfortable, and when chatting with her, Li Qi also feels very natural and comfortable, which is really weird.
Whether this Zhao Jingyan is an enemy or a friend.
Richie really didn't know. But he already regarded Zhao Jingyan as a friend in his heart, and now he only hopes that Zhao Jingyan will not become his enemy.
Zhao Jingyan left, but Li Qi's mood was unusually heavy, and he returned to the lounge in the backyard alone, closed his eyes and pondered, thinking back to what Zhao Jingyan had just said, and his expression gradually became more and more solemn.
He really didn't know if it was a good thing to be able to predict the future. Still a bad thing.
Does he want to change history?
The answer to this is yes.
Of course, he wants to change history, and I believe that no future generation will want to let Jingkang's shame repeat itself in front of his eyes.
But. History is like a vast project, not a single person can have the final say, he, an alien "screw", wants to dominate this vast project, how easy it is to say.
But then again, if he wants to change history, then career is the only way.
However, the traitors in that room and the genius artist made Li Qi feel a little more than enough energy. Fighting with these traitors, it is really like Zhao Jingyan said, nine deaths and one life, but if he doesn't go, more people will die. Even if he has the ability to predict the future, he is not absolutely sure that he will escape this disaster.
In this case, it seems that there is only one road left in front of him.
However, this kind of thing is not something that can be done. Li Qi knew very well that now he needed an opportunity, an opportunity to turn things around, if this opportunity did not appear, then it would be difficult for him to make a difference in this porous court.
"It seems that there is only one step at a time."
Li Qi suddenly sighed, shook his head, and muttered to himself. But right now, what he needs to do most is to solve Cai Minde, the jackal, if he can't even settle in a restaurant, then what is there to talk about changing history.
After looking in the kitchen, Li Qi took Ma Qiao to the Taishi Mansion.
He is ready now, only a few cooks are missing, Wu Xiaoliu and the others are now busy in the dark, and they can't pull out at all, although Fan Lou can provide him with enough chefs, but he doesn't dare to fully trust Fan Lou, so he can only borrow people like Taishifu, anyway, Taishifu has never lacked cooks, and about this, he has been premeditated, when preparing for the first birthday banquet, he has been observing those cooks, and he is also secretly cultivating a group of his own cronies.
As soon as he entered the gate, he happened to meet Cai Yong, and Li Qi hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Steward Cai, get ready to go out." ”
Cai Yong arched his hand, nodded and smiled: "Is Master Li here to find the master?" ”
Li Qi smiled: "Oh, I want to borrow a few people from the Taishi." He knew that he couldn't hide these things from Cai Yong at all, so he simply told the truth, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Cai Yong was stunned for a moment, and said curiously: "Borrowing someone? Master Li, who are you going to borrow? ”
Li Qi said truthfully: "The small shop has encountered some difficulties recently, so I want to borrow a few cooks from the Taishi Mansion to fight the fire." ”
"That's it."
Cai Yong smiled: "These little things, you don't need to bother the master, I will go to the kitchen with you later." ”
Now Li Qi's status in the Taishi Mansion is very different, and this matter is really nothing to him.
Li Qi hurriedly smiled and said, "Then it will be bothering Steward Cai." ”
"Where, where."
Cai Yong smiled, suddenly a flash of light flashed in his eyes, his brows furrowed, his hand stretched out, and said, "Master Li, can you take a step to speak." ”
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, didn't understand the reason, nodded slightly, and then said to Ma Qiao: "You wait here for me." With that, he and Cai Yong came to the wall.
"Master Li, please forgive Cai for asking too much, did you come to borrow the cook to deal with Jade Xuan?" Cai Yong frowned.
What is this for, he asked? Could it be that he is still connected with Cai Minde? It's impossible, Cai Minde used to be a cook in the Taishi Mansion, and he Cai Yong was the chief housekeeper of the Taishi Mansion, how could he have a relationship with a cook.
Li Qi's long eyebrows furrowed slightly, hesitating.
Cai Yong glanced at him and said, "Master Li doesn't need to worry, I'm just asking, I don't have anything else to do, if Master Li doesn't want to say it, then it's okay." ”
This trick is to retreat into advance. It made Li Qi feel a little embarrassed, this Cai Yong usually treats him well, and he has always tried his best to help him, and he has never put any big housekeeper in front of him, and Li Qi knows that with Cai Yong's intelligence, since he has spoken. Then he must know something about it. He nodded and said, "Steward Cai is right, there is indeed this reason in this." ”
Cai Yong saw that Li Qi was honest with him, and a relieved smile appeared on his face, and said, "Master Li, Cai Minde went out from the Taishi Mansion, you know." ”
Richie nodded, but didn't speak.
Cai Minde continued: "I'll tell you the truth, when he was in the Taishi Mansion, I didn't like this person very much. I also know that he is by no means your opponent, but I want to warn you. Forgive and forgive, and don't kill him all. ”
Li Qi was confused when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Steward Cai, you must also know that I have always behaved, and it is Cai Minde who wants to oppose me everywhere." ”
"I know that."
Cai Yong nodded and said, "But do you know why Cai Minde secretly hid the golden bowl in the Taishi Mansion at the beginning, but he was not punished in any way, but was just driven out of the Taishi Mansion." Moreover, he can immediately mix up outside. ”
Li Qi shook his head blankly. He only knew that Cai Minde was kicked out of the Taishi Mansion because his hands and feet were not clean in the Taishi Mansion, but he didn't expect Cai Minde to be so black that he dared to steal the golden bowl. This golden bowl is all used by Cai Jing, and he is bold.
Cai Yong said in a low voice: "That's because he is deeply favored by Cai Ye, and it was Cai Ye who interceded for him at the beginning, so he was exempted from punishment, and it was Cai Ye who helped him." He was able to get to where he is today. Although Cai Ye is now on the march with the army, you still have to leave him some thin noodles! Otherwise, I am afraid that he will be angry with you for this. ”
Li Qi knew that Cai Ye that Cai Yong was talking about was Cai Jing's eldest son, Cai You, and now together with Tong Guan, was attacking the Liao State, but this guy had no military common sense at all, and the defeat was decided by this kind of person.
This person's intelligence is far inferior to his Lao Tzu, but he is also a ruthless character, Li Qi has also heard some rumors about this Cai You in the Taishi Mansion, this Cai You seems to be not very friendly with Cai You, and he has a very heavy heart for protecting calves, and he has always been a friend who does not help, and the most important thing is that Cai You is now deeply valued by Song Huizong, and he is an extremely difficult character to deal with.
It turns out that there is such a relationship here, it is really cut, and the reason is still messy.
Li Qi felt a headache, he had enough enemies now, if another Cai You appeared, it would be really embattled, fortunately, he didn't want to defeat Cai Minde in one fell swoop, because with Jade Xuan's strength, it was not easy to completely defeat him. But after thinking about it, since this is the case, I have to do my best to weaken Cai Minde's strength, otherwise when Cai You comes back, I am afraid of variables. Gratefully: "Thank you Steward Cai for reminding me, I know what to do." ”
Cai Yong nodded and said with a smile: "Master Li is a smart person, I believe you will be able to handle it properly." ”
Li Qi and Cai Yong chatted for a while, and then came to the kitchen together, Li Qi had already thought about the candidates, so soon, he selected ten cooks.
After the selection was made, Li Qi made a few nutritious side dishes for Cai Jing, and then rushed to the western suburbs with ten cooks, he now has to race against time, because Cai Minde only signed a two-month contract with those butchers, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity.
Come to the manor.
"Senior sister."
When Ma Qiao saw Lu Meimei, he immediately left Li Qi and ran over happily.
This is really not a competent bodyguard.
Li Qi shook his head helplessly.
Lu Meimei gave Ma Qiao a roll of the eyes, came to Li Qi, and said, "Master Li, the duck is in the backyard now, do you want to see it now." ”
Li Qi nodded and said, "I'll have to bother you today." ”
Lu Meimei said: "Master Li, you are too polite, you give me and my senior brother food and lodging, we can do something for you, it's too late for us to be happy." ”
"You really should talk about your thoughts with your senior brother."
Li Qi smiled wryly and walked towards the backyard.
Lu Meimei was stunned, and her eyes immediately glared at Ma Qiao.
Ma Qiao panicked and hurriedly said: "Senior sister, don't listen to him, I have always been dedicated to my duties." ”
Lu Meimei ignored him and followed Li Qi.
Li Qi asked Fan Lou to prepare so many ducks, naturally he was not preparing to be a duck farmer, it was obvious that he was preparing to make zuò Peking duck. As a native of Beijing, he is naturally very familiar with the roast duck in Beijing, and his ability to roast duck was also taught to him by his father, but after so many years, his roast duck skills are still not as good as his father.
I have to sigh with emotion, ginger is still old and spicy.
However, in this year. Li Qi's roast duck kung fu, that is still a glance at the mountains.
In fact, in the Northern Song Dynasty, there was already roast duck, and the technology was relatively perfect, it can be said that it was the ancestor of Peking duck, but Li Qi had more perfect technology and more scientific, so he was very confident that his roast duck could sell well.
Li Qi came to the backyard and took a closer look at the ducks. Pick out a few slightly thinner ducks, throw them to the cooks, and tell them to have supper tonight.
This is clearly a sue for them. Don't think about going to bed early tonight.
The ten cooks were also used to driving the night train with Li Qi, and they smiled honestly and had no objections.
Without much delay, Richie immediately asked the ten cooks and Lu Meimei to start slaughtering the poor ducks, and told the bartenders who now lived in the manor to boil water in the kitchen.
It took two hours just to slaughter the ducks.
After slaughtering, it is naturally a hair.
The key to the hair is the temperature of the water, which is overheated. It will affect the taste of the duck itself, it is too cold, and the hair cannot be burned, Li Qi soaked his hands in the cold water before the water boiled. Then I tested the temperature of the water, and saw that it was not hot and couldn't get my hands down, so I put my hand in and stirred it quickly until the water was not hot. He withdrew his hand and signaled that he could start scalding the duck feathers.
After the scalding, Li Qi handed over the work of the wool to the female bartender, after all, the hair is brisk and careful, not only the duck feathers must be clean, but the duck skin noodles must not be damaged or damaged, and it is very suitable for women to do this.
After the hair was finished, the next step was to pick the cup, which was more complicated, and Li Qi first asked the ten cooks to watch him do it again.
I saw that he had prepared a knife, some small pieces of wood ten centimeters long, and a large bamboo tube in the middle, one end of the bamboo tube was followed by a small bamboo tube, and the other end was a piece of wood, which was very strange.
Those cooks are also experienced in many battles, but these things prepared by Li Qi can't help but make them very curious.
Li Qi took out a bare fat duck, then used a knife to cut the throat, broke the duck's beak, pulled out the duck's tongue, and then he inserted the small bamboo pipe through the throat split, held down the wooden handle of the bamboo tube with one hand, and pushed it down hard.
I saw that the duck's body bulged all of a sudden.
Seeing this, everyone gasped.
It turned out that the big bamboo tube was a simple pump, and Li Qi was not inflating the duck's belly, he was inflating the fat layer outside the skin and meat.
After charging seventy or eighty percent, Li Qi withdrew the small bamboo pipe, pinched the duck's neck with one hand, and pushed it under the duck's belly to avoid getting out of breath.
Then poke the index finger of the right hand into the anus for 3~4 cm, bend the index finger upward, hook the tail end of the large intestine, and pull off the connection between the large intestine and the anus. Then, move the right duck arm forward, jam it with your left hand, hold the knife with your right hand, and cut a 3~5 cm knife edge under its right arm. Insert the thumb and forefinger of your right hand through the knife under the duck. Pull out the esophagus and tracheal head. Then wrap the pulled esophagus around the left index finger and tighten it. At the same time, the thumb and index finger of the right hand are stretched into the duck cavity, and the soft tissue connecting the duck cavity and the internal organs is cut off from top to bottom, and then the duck gizzard is hooked, and the left hand and right hand are used at the same time to pull out the internal organs. The right index and middle fingers are then inserted into the duck cavity. Taped into both sides of the spine. Remove the lobes of the lungs.
After hollowing out the inside, Li Qi used the small wood prepared earlier, poked into the duck cavity, placed the lower end of the wood on the vertebrae, tilted forward slightly in a vertical position, stabilized, pulled back, and stuck into the sternum to make the duck body support.
This series of actions is really like mercury, and the ten cooks are fascinated, and it turns out that ducks can still do this.
Then it is to pour water into the inner cavity of the duck, clean the blood stains inside, and then blanch the skin and beat the sugar color, that is, put the duck in hot water and stir it a few times, and then pour the uniform sugar water on it.
Then he asked the cook to learn how to make it, and he instructed him to hang the duck in a cool and ventilated place.
Because the ducks had to be dried for ten or twenty hours, Li Qi didn't sit there and wait, he began to take Lu Meimei and the cooks to make a second food, which was burgers.
This time, Li Qi wants to completely disintegrate Cai Minde's alliance with other restaurants, so as to defeat Cai Minde in one fell swoop. So just roast duck is still not safe, so he plans to combine Chinese and Western.
For Richie, the preparation of hamburgers is relatively simpler, because he has already made all the ingredients for hamburgers at the first birthday party. And at that time, some of the pastries at the first birthday party were similar to hamburgers, so those cooks were relatively quick to get started.
Of course, the burgers made by Li Qi were made according to the tastes of the Northern Song Dynasty, and he also used marinated lamb chops for the filling of the hamburger, and as for the other fillings, he did not make an arbitrary decision, and only decided after discussing with these cooks. Of course, cream is essential, and milk is really cheap and delicious this year. No, it's a waste, and cream is the key to the burger.
After the hamburger was finished, it was almost four watches, and Li Qi told them to go to rest immediately, and the roast duck would start tomorrow.
He didn't rush back to the Qin Mansion either, and stayed here directly.
Early the next morning, Li Qi and everyone prepared some matters before the roast duck, firewood was the key, and Li Qi chose straw.
About the oven. He was also preparing for the first birthday party, and he chose to roast the duck in a hanging oven, the principle of which is to rely on the reflection of the furnace wall to roast the duck over an open flame.
Control zhì fire. Observing the state of the roast duck in the oven is the most critical step of the roast duck, and Li Qi did not tell the cooks about this technique, but taught it to Lu Meimei and a few more clever bartenders.
After a full day of hard work. Li Qi finally got the roast duck out, and he immediately called someone to invite Fan Shaobai to come here, after all, Fan Lou joined Zuixianju in the way of joining, and it is impossible for you not to even show the product to others.
Early the next morning, Fan Shaobai rushed to the manor in the western suburbs, and it seemed that he really wanted to see what dishes Li Qi had prepared.
As for Fan Zheng, he didn't come because the distance was too far, but Fan Shaobai brought another person, that is, the chef of Fan Lou, the first chef of Bianjing, Zhang Chun'er.
When Li Qi saw it, he smiled secretly in his heart, it seems that this Fan Shaobai is not a straw bag, and he knows to bring an expert.
"Fan Gongzi, Zhang Niangzi."
"Master Li."
The three of them saluted each other.
Fan Shaobai looked around, and said with a smile: "Master Li, you are much richer than me now, and the place where you live alone is several times larger than the humble house." ”
Li Qi smiled modestly: "Where, where." This qiē is loved by the Taishi, and Li Qi is really ashamed. ”
A look of jealousy flashed in Zhang Chun'er's eyes, but she also knew that even if the first birthday banquet was given to her, Cai Jing would not be able to reward her with this manor.
Li Qi glanced at Zhang Chun'er slightly, and said with a smile: "The two of you are in the house, please." ”
Entering the house, Li Qi immediately ordered someone to serve roast duck and hamburgers, and he took advantage of this gap to ask Fan Shaobai again: "Fan Gongzi, how are you preparing over there?" ”
Fan Shaobai nodded and said: "The eight foot shops have all been renovated, and they are all done according to Master Li's requirements, as long as your food arrives, we can open at any time." It's just that now the Lion House seems to have learned the news, and now it is desperately selling meat outside. ”
"It doesn't matter."
Li Qi laughed and said, "They can't run away." ”
Fan Shaobai smiled: "Master Li seems to be so confident forever. ”
Li Qi was not hypocritical, nodded and said: "Confidence is based on strength. ”
At that moment, two maidservants brought the roast duck and hamburger.
Zhang Chun'er was shocked when she saw the duck, which was red in color and bright on the outside, and said, "Master Li, how did you make this roast duck, why is it so red and bright, it's like brushing a layer of red paint." ”
You are stupid to me, this secret is told to you, what will I eat.
Li Qi sneered and said: "A little trick, it's not enough to worry about, you better try it." ”
Zhang Chun'er also reacted, knowing that this question was quite idiotic enough, so she smiled and didn't ask again.
Fan Shaobai glanced at the hamburger and said curiously, "Master Li, what is this?" ”
"Oh, this is a bun I developed, called Han Bao."
"Han Bao? It's a strange name. ”
Li Qi explained: "The meaning of this name is to sue others that this bun is made by us Han people. ”
Fan Shaobai suddenly realized, and laughed: "This name is good." As he spoke, he picked up a Han bun and took a bite, it was really crispy and sweet, delicious, and it was an unprecedented delicacy, he nodded vigorously while eating.
Zhang Chun'er was curious when she saw Fan Shaobai's big reaction, cut off a piece of duck meat, put it in her mouth, her eyes flashed, and she nodded: "This duck meat is crispy in the mouth, the taste is sweet, oily but not greasy, Master Li's roast duck can be said to be the best in the entire Bianjing." ”
"Mrs. Zhang has won the prize." Li Qi smiled faintly.
Fan Shaobai tasted the duck meat again, and the beauty was speechless, and his heart was full of confidence, he laughed and said: "I believe that with Master Li's roast duck and Han bun, then Cai Minde is not worried." ”
There was an unprecedented hint of respect in his tone.
Li Qi smiled and said, "If the two of you have no objection to these two dishes, I plan to open eight chain stores together every day." ”
"Good. After enduring so many days, it's time for us to fight back. Fan Shaobai slapped the table and said arrogantly. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )